Today’s “Word of the Day” is “lingua franca“ and it is a noun meaning “a common language used as a medium of communication by people whose native languages are different”.
Example Sentence: India should emulate (follow) the multi-linguistic accommodative policy of Singapore and South Africa; not the disastrous linguistic chauvinism (excessive support) of Pakistan or Sri Lanka. Imposing Hindi, which is the first language of the residents of only 12 of the 35 States and Union Territories as a lingua franca would initiate the phonocide of other Indian languages. And it would prove to be catastrophic.
This word is present in The Hindu article A step that would trigger language phonocide and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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